Swimming pool coping



Ja- 17 1967 J. SCHMERLER SWIMMING POOL COPING Filed Jan. 18, 1965 FIG.

INVENTOR. JOSEPH SCHMERLER ATTO/VEV United States Patent Oflice 3,298,039 Patented Jan. 17, 1967 3,298,039 SWIMMING POOL COPING Joseph Schmerler, New York, N.Y., assignor to Major Pool Equipment Corp., South Kearny, NJ. Filed Jau. 18, 1965, Ser. No. 426,316 4 Claims. (Cl. 4-172) The present invention relates to copings, and particularly -to swimming pool copings.

It is an object of the invention to provide a swimming pool coping which is easy to attach, rigid, strong, durable and resistant to chlorine etching or corrosion.

It is a further object of the invention to provide a means by which a swimming pool liner may be easily attached to the edge of a swimming pool.

Yet a further object of the invention is to provide a marginal edge for a swimming pool, which will be relatively safe to use, and will tend to prevent persons from missing their footing, and falling into the pool.

It is among the further objects of the invention to provide a comfortable, slip-free, margin for a swimming pool that will give a neat and attractive finish, will provide a sure footing for those who wish to enter the pool by a surface dive, or simply may wish to climb in.

The device shown by way of illustration in the drawings is an embodiment of the invention:

FIGURE 1 is a vertical elevational sectional view of a coping attached to the edge of a swimming pool; and

FIGURE 2 is a partial sectional view of a swimming pool showing the area of attachment of the coping.

In providing a safe, aesthetically pleasing finish for the edge of a swimming pool, it has been found desirable to provide a coping. The present invention is directed to the form of such a coping which, it has been found, can be easily attached to the edge of the pool, will hold the pool liner, is a simple, one-piece device, with a socket for receiving a locating bolt. g

Referring now to the drawings in detail, a coping 11 made of aluminum, plastic, or some other suitable material has (referring to the copings position with respect to a swimming pool) an outer-end 12, which has an externally, cross-sectional shape, being vertically semicircular. At the bottom 13 of the outer-end 12, there is a dependent, vertical portion 14 formed integral with the outer-end 12. Extending also in an outward direction, there is a generally horizontal, integral extension 15, which is continuous in an upstanding, integral, retaining lip 16. The bottom 13, dependent portion 14, horizontal extension 15, lip 16, define a socket 17, for the beaded edge of a swimming pool liner 18 to hold it in place on the swimming pool wall 19.

The inner end 20 of the coping 11, is also provided with a generally convex cross-sectional shape, although of a much smaller radius than the outer end 12. The outer and inner ends 12, 20 are integrally united by a smooth, nearly straight, slightly upwardly concave top surface 21. The top surface 21 is provided with external longitudinal ribs 22, arranged in groups, so that a surface with a low coefficient of friction is provided, in order that the wet feet of persons on the coping 11 will be secure against slipping. The inner end 20 has a base 23 which extends in a general horizontal direction toward the -outer end 12, and in the same general plane as the extension 15. The hollow interior of the coping is divided approximately in half, by a vertical longitudinal wall 24 depending from the bottom of the top wall 21, and extending toward the Itop of the swimming pool wall 25. The wall 24 ends in a pair of i11- tegral lateral extensions 26, 26. These extensions 26, 26, also have downward, integral legs 27, 27, which end in flanges 28, 28 extending toward each other, with a space between them suflicient to admit the shaft or a bolt, or some similar headed device. The extensions 26, 26, the legs 27, 27, and the flanges 28, 28 define an elongated socket or channel 29 which can slidably receive an anchoring member or a bolt-head 30, which has a shaft 31 extending out of the channel 29, through a hole in the top of the pool wall 25, to which it can be attached by the nut 32. The flanges 28, 28 lie in the same plane as the extension 15 and the base 23, to support the top wall 21.

The socket 17 is positioned at the edge of the pool so that it can receive and hold a pool liner 18. The coping 11 is permanently and firmly anchored to the wall 19 at the edge of the pool, and defines the margin by which persons are not accidentally precipitated into the pool. The coping 11 is'sturdy, being supported by the base 23, flanges 28, 28 and extension 15, so that it can support great weight.

The foregoing description is merely intended to illustrate an embodiment of the invention. The component parts have been shown and described. They each may have substitutes which may perform a substantially similar function; such substitutes may be known as proper substitutes for the said components and may have actually been known or invented before the present invention; these substitutes are contemplated as being within the scope of the appended claims, although they are not specifically catalogued herein.

What is claimed is:

1. A swimming pool coping comprising:

(a) a body member;

(b) an externally convex inner end on the body member;

(c) an externally convex outer end on the body member;

(d) a top wall interconnecting the inner and outer ends of the body member;

(e) a socket to receive the edge of a swimming pool liner on the bottom of the outer end of the body member;

(f) a longitudinal center wall in the body member depending from the top wall;

(g) a channel at the bottom of the center wall to receive a coping anchor.

2. A swimming pool coping comprising:

(a) the device according to claim 1, and

(b) the channel to receive the coping anchor defined by a hollow enlargement at the bottom of the center wall, and a central orifice therein.

3. A swimming pool coping comprising:

(a) a lbody member;

(b) an externally convex inner end of the body member;

(c) an externally convex outer end on the body member having a radius of curvature greater than the convex inner end;

(d) a top wall interconnecting 4the inner and outer ends of the body member;

(e) a socket to receive a swimming pool liner on the bottom of the outer end of the body member;

(f) a longitudinal center wall in the body member depending from the top wall;

(g) a channel at the bottom of the center wall to receive a coping anchor;

(h) the bottom of the inner end, the bottom of the center wall, and the bottom of the outer end lying in the same general horizontal plane.

4. A swimming pool coping comprising:

(a) a body member;

(b) an externally convex inner end on the body member;

(c) an externally convex outer end on the body member;

(d) a top wall interconnecting the inner and outer ends of the body member;

(e) a means to receive the edge of a swimming pool liner on the bottom of the outer end of the body member.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,177,501 4/1965 Kwake 4-172 3,239,975 3/1966 Stier 52-l69 3,271,787 9/1966 Clary 52-403 FOREIGN PATENTS 532,582 l0/l954 Belgium. 539,191 7/1955 Belgium.

FRANK L. ABBOTT, Primary Examiner.

J. L. RIDGILL, Assistant Examiner. 

4. A SWIMMING POOL COPING COMPRISING: (A) A BODY MEMBER; (B) AN EXTERNALLY CONVEX INNER END ON THE BODY MEMBER; (C) AN EXTERNALLY CONVEX OUTER END ON THE BODY MEMBER; (D) A TOP WALL INTERCONNECTING THE INNER AND OUTER ENDS OF THE BODY MEMBER; 